Syllabus for Intermediate PowerPoint

Course Number: EDU 57114-01 (2 Credits) EDU 57114-02 (3 Credits)*

Dates: May 30 and 31, 8:00am-5:30pm

Session: Pre-session summer2002

Location: Ottawa University, Phoenix Center, 2340 W. Mission Lane

Attendance: Attendance is mandatory at all class sessions.

Instructor: Michael Mann, teacherz@cox.net, (480) 423-1735

Description:

Continue to develop skills learned in PowerPoint I for Teachers to enhance classroom presentations and student projects. Prerequisite: PowerPoint I for Teachers. Classroom instruction earns two credits. An additional project will be required to earn three credits.

Course Text/Materials:

PowerPoint Workshop for Teachers by Janet Caughlin, Tom Snyder Productions

Students will also need three 3-½ inch floppy disks.

All necessary course material is posted online at: www.teacherz.net/ottawa

Course Objectives:

• Add graphics to presentations
• Add hyperlinks to presentations
• Import objects from other applications into presentations
• Insert presentation into a Word document
• Save presentation as a web page
• Save presentation as “Pack and Go”
• Email “Pack and Go” version of presentation

Course Methods and Procedures:

Direct instruction, examples, modeling, and guided and independent practice will be used to reinforce skills presented.

Course Outline:

Students will practice using or create the following:

PowerPoint Basics Review Using PowerPoint in the Classroom Locating .wav files on the web and importing into PowerPoint

Importing Digital Pictures Importing movie files Adding hyperlinks to a PowerPoint presentation Running a PowerPoint presentation from a Word document

Saving PowerPoint presentation as a web page Saving PowerPoint presentation as “pack and go” Importing objects from other applications

Bibliography:

Microsoft In Education. “In and Out of the Classroom Tutorials.” (Online) 16 March 2000 http://www.microsoft.com/education/tutorial/classroom/default.asp

Evaluation/Outside Project:

Students will be evaluated on participation and completion of the in-class practice assignments. Additionally all students must complete an outside project as described on page 7 of the Ottawa University catalog. The student with the approval of the Instructor will select the content of the project. It should include 12 hours of combined practice and project, and must be submitted by disk or e-mail within 1 week of completion of course. A rubric for evaluation of the project will be provided to the participants during class. *To earn 3 credit hours an additional outside project is required.

Student Handbook/Catalog:

Students should refer to the Ottawa University Student Handbook for all University regulations.

Disclaimer:

Course content and schedule may vary from this outline to meet the needs of a particular group of students. The instructor will explain the rationale for any variance as it occurs.